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- Price: Free to try (30-day serial number required); $189.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
- Date added: December 10, 2005
- Total Downloads: 269,919
- Downloads last week: 1,776
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- Average user rating: stars out of 18 votes
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Publisher's description
From VMware :VMware Workstation is powerful virtualization software for software developers/testers and enterprise IT professionals that runs multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. Users can run Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris x86 in fully networked, portable virtual machines - no rebooting or hard drive partitioning required. VMware Workstation delivers excellent performance and advanced features such as memory optimization and the ability to manage multi-tier configurations and multiple snapshots. With millions of customers and dozens of major product awards over the last six years, VMware Workstation is a proven technology that improves productivity and flexibility. An indispensable tool for software developers and IT professionals worldwide.
Note:: A 30-day serial number is required to use the software. After installation, on the user interface go to Help > Enter Serial Number and click on "Get Serial Number"
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User reviews of VMware Workstation 5.5
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 18 votes
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12 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Version: VMware Workstation 5.5
"Runs any Operating System...virtually."
Pros: Linux, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95/98/ME, Windows 3.11, DOS, BeOS, Knoppix, BartPE/XPE, etc. It will run them all, virtually.
Lets you give the OS virtual internet, virtual CDROM drive, virtual everything.
It even lets you run your current install of Windows virtually at the same time to test how software will work on your system without actually installing it physically.
It is VERY easy to setup and use.
Cons: Its not free.
Its really expensive. Microsoft Virtual PC is cheaper.
Doesn't support MacOSX. Have to use PearPC for that.
Kind of slow. Its a RAM hog since you have to deligate your physical RAM to the virtual machines you run within the program.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: VMware Workstation 5.5
"Great Tool for product testing on multiple Operating Systems"
Pros: Helps test software in WinXP, 2k, Server 2003 all at once. Most important functions are retained in the virtual environment.
Cons: Can bog down system quickly. Make sure you have plenty of RAM and processing power.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: VMware Workstation 5.5
Pros: This program does pretty much everything that it promises you 5 times better.
Cons: The instructions to operate arent clear enough.
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Version: VMware Workstation 5.5
Pros: It allows me to prove my softwares in a completely independent environment, without damaging my operating system one.
Cons: I cannot sometimes enlarge my screen, to the measure that I need, or don't possibly know as making it, but I proved all the options fit guess, fit windows, and none works.
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